Metropolitan Politics (New Imperialism): Diamond Jubilee

Question 1

When was the Golden Jubilee?

Answer 1

June 1887

Question 2

What happened in June 1887?

Answer 2

Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria

Question 3

What was the impact of the June 1887 Golden Jubilee?

Answer 3

Dress rehearsal for the June 1897 jubilee, that was on a larger scale
Indicated the potential extravagance from having an empire

Question 4

What happened in June 1897?

Answer 4

Diamond Jubilee

Question 5

When was the diamond jubilee?

Answer 5

June 1897

Question 6

When did Joseph Chamberlain become Colonial Secretary?

Answer 6

June 1895

Question 7

What role did Joseph Chamberlain become in June 1895?

Answer 7

Colonial Secretary

Question 8

What was Colonial secretary Joseph Chamberlain passionate about?

Answer 8

Expansion and consolidation of the empire

Question 9

Who became Colonial Secretary in June 1895?

Answer 9

Joseph Chamberlain

Question 10

What was the name of the Colonial Secretary, who was passionate about the expansion and consolidation of the empire?

Answer 10

Joseph Chamberlain

Question 11

Who was the chief instigator of the Diamond jubilee?

Answer 11

Joseph Chamberlain

Question 12

What role did Joseph Chamberlain play in the diamond Jubilee?

Answer 12

Chief Instigator

Question 13

What type of politician was Joseph Chamberlain?

Answer 13

New type of politician who was skilled in public relation

Question 14

Who represents a new type of politician that was skilled in public relations?

Answer 14

Joseph Chamberlain

Question 15

What were the characteristics of Joseph Chamberlain?

Answer 15

Humble social origins
Considerable personal experience of industry and commerce
Effective communicator so able to talk to the press, particularly the new press

Question 16

What was the expected impact of the June 1897 Diamond jubilee?

Answer 16

Make the vast amount of Brits proud in their country and empire

Question 17

What historical event inspired the Diamond jubilee?

Answer 17

Ancient Roman formula of ’bread. And circuses’

Question 18

Who was engaged in the Jubilee?

Answer 18

Mass of the population

Question 19

What did future Fabian (an organisation of socialists aiming to achieve socialism by gradual) and socialist luminary (leader) Beatrice Webb record in her diary about the diamond jubilee?

Answer 19

‘Imperialism is in the air, all classes drunk with the sightseeing and hysterical loyalty’

Question 20

Who said ‘Imperialism is in the air, all classes drunk with the sightseeing and hysterical loyalty’ about the diamond jubilee?

Answer 20

Future Fabian (an organisation of socialists aiming to achieve socialism by gradual) and socialist luminary (leader) Beatrice Webb

Question 21

What was the significance of naming the jubilee in June 1897 ‘diamond’?

Answer 21

Reminder that the empire contained diamond fields in South Africa. Therefore, millions of British females were able to wear diamonds, including newly engaged females from humble backgrounds

Question 22

How did the Jubilee remind the population that the empire contained diamond fields in South Africa?

Answer 22

Through the name ‘diamond’ jubilee

Question 23

What happened on the 22nd of June 1897?

Answer 23

Spectacular procession showing many subjects of the empire

Question 24

When was there a spectacular procession showing many subjects of the empire?

Answer 24

22nd June 1897

Question 25

Who was put at the front of the Jubilee day procession?

Answer 25

Captain Ames at Six feet eight inches (tallest man in the British army).

Question 26

What was the impact of putting Captain Ames, who was six feet eight inches (tallest man in the British army), in the front of the Jubilee day procession?

Answer 26

Proof that the British were not only the best but the biggest